Screen for coal-cars.



G. HUETTEL.

SCREEN FOR COAL CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s, 1912,

1,036,849, Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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GEORGE HUETTEL, OF WOFFORD, KENTUCKY.

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ASpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Application filed May 18, 1912. Serial No. 698,159.

ToaZZ 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE HUE'r'rsL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofWoliord, in the county of Whitley and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Screen for Coal-Cars, of which the following is a full, clear,`and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this speci fication. My invention relates to a screen to be used in the shipment of coal in cars of the ty e generally known as gondola cars. In ,the transportation of coal in cars of this type, especially in certain localities, lar e vquantities of coal are stolen, by reason 0 the fact that the carsfare open and unprotected att-he top. To overcome this difficulty, it has heretofore been necessary to ship the coal in box cars', inwhich the contents can be properly protected from marauders. Such cars, are however, generally unsuited to the transportation of coal, and the gondola is a much preferable type of car for this purose Where the contents can be properly pro'-v tected. To afford this protection by means of a screen which shall not be in the way when loading or unloading the car, and which shall be durable and inexpensive in construction, is the object of my invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is'an elevat-ion screenl applied to a car of the type mentioned; Fig. 2 is a plan showing the screen only the several sections thereof being spread apart; Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the manner in which the screen is folded back at one end, of the car; Fig. 4 is a detail showing the manner vof hinging the sections together; Fig. 5 is a detail of one 'of the locking bars; Fig. 6. is an elevation of the end to which the screen is permanently attached; Fig. 7 is an elevation of the other` end of the car.

The numeral 1 indicates the body of a` car of the gondola type. Attached to one end of the car, near the top, is a pair of brackets 2, in which a bar 3 is permanently Attached permanently to the said bar is the end section 4 of the screen; said section being substantially of the width of the car. Attached to the section 4 is a series of sections 5, the width of each being the same as the width of section 4, and the combined length of said sections 5 being substantially equal to the length of the car. Individually, each of the sections 5 is' of a length suitable for. folding all 'of the sections to ether as shown in Fig. 3. Attached to the ree end of the last of the series of sections 5, is an end section 6, similar to section 4. To the sides of sections 5, side-sections 7 are attached. Allof the above sections, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are constructed .in the same manner; each comprisingl a heavy metal frame, in which is a substantial wire netting of any desired strength. The sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 are attached, or hinged together, by heavy metal rings 8,- as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the sections 7, however, being hinged only tothe sections 5, and no two sections 7 being hinged together. lt

will thus be seen that the combined sections will form a screen having end sections 4 and 6, adapted to fit down over the ends of the car, a to composed of sections 5, and sides compose of sections 7, which vfold downwardly over the sides of the car.A It will also be seen that, when not in position for use as shown in Fig; 1, the 'several sections' may be folded together and placed in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, by folding under the sections 7 and doubling together the sections as shown in black lines in Fig. 3.

Along each side of the car is a series of perforated brackets 9, in which bars 10 are adapted to slide. Each of the bars 10 is substantially equal to one half of the length of the car, and an end of each. is flattened, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when inserted in the brackets 9, the ends of t-he bars may overlap. In each of the overlaping ends is a perforation to receive a padock or seal 11 to lock together said bars. On eachof the bars 1.0 is a collar 12, which, when the bars are locked together, abut against the outer sides of the end brackets 9 to prevent the locked bars from sliding in either direction. Attached to the free ends of sections 7 are loops 13, through which the bars 10 are `inserted when the screen is in position for use. Thus, as will be seen, when the bars l0 are locked together and are prevented from being moved in any direction as above set forth, the side sections 7 will be locked to the sides of the car. The

acter specified, a, screen comprising top, side in said brackets, the opposite end of the bar having a. collar 16 which abuts against the outer side of n bracket 9 when the bar is inserted. It will thus be seen that the end section 4, being permanently secured to the bar 3, which is permanently journalcd at one end of lthe car, the end section 6 being locked and iixedly secured at the other end of the cnr, und the side sections 7 being locked to the sides of the car, the Whole will present a screen securely attached to the top of the car and entirely covering the same.

To Aremove the screen, it is only necessary to unlock the padlocks or seals l1 and 15 and Withdraw the' bars 10 and 14, when the several sections of the screen muy be folded together as hereinabove set forth, and placed :1t one end of the car. When so placed, a hook 17, mounted on the bar 3 is placed in engagement with the upper edge ot' the outermost section, thus securing the folded sections together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent, is:

1. In combination with n car of the charand end sections, said sections being adapted to fold together at one end of said car, and

to serve, when unfolded, as a. cover for said cnr, and means whereby said screen may be secured, when unfolded, to said car to protect the content; thereof.

2. In combination with a car of `the churacier specified, a screencomprising a series of sections, each of sind sectlons belng composed of :i frame und n roticulated part in said frame, said sections being adapted to.

`fold together at one end of said car, and to serve, when unfolded, us a cover' for said cnr, and means whereby said screen may be secured, when unfolded, toA said car to protect the contents thereof.

3. In combination with u car of the chur- A ucter specified, a screen comprising a series of sections, said sections being adapted to ffold together at one end of sald car, and to serve, when unfolded, as a cover for said car,

In testimmy whereof I have hereunto set-55' my name this 8 da of May, 1912. EORGE HUETTEL.

itnessesz' NV. R. HENRY, L. O. SMITH.

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